by RetroRuth | Apr 9, 2019 | Desserts, Easter, Holiday, Lamb Cakes & Frostings, MCMenu Fun
You guys. I have already started getting submissions for this year’s lamb cake contest, and I haven’t even announced it yet! So I decided it was time to get my rear in gear and do an announcement post. It’s Laaaaaaaamb Tiiiiiiiiiime! (One of the first submissions!!)...
by RetroRuth | Mar 16, 2019 | Holiday, St. Patrick's Day
Over years of testing recipes on Tom, a few truths have emerged: Tom really will try anything. Tom really loves me. Another, not so obvious truth is that Tom really loves corned beef. And he will basically consume it in any form he can get. So in celebration of St....
by RetroRuth | Feb 22, 2019 | Holiday, Salads, Side Dishes & Salads, Valentine's Day
So, this was supposed to be a Valentine’s Day post, but I missed it by a week. Which is ok, since this isn’t technically a Valentine’s Day dessert. Er…salad. Valentine’s Salad. Instead of the ubiquitous strawberry, the pink in this dessert actually comes from...
by RetroRuth | Jan 11, 2019 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday
This week we have another cookie that I made for my friend Carolyn’s holiday open house. Since she made a 7-Up Cheese Gelatin I felt like it was only fair to make her lots of cookies for her sacrifice. These are Maple Syrup Drop Cookies! From Favorite Christmas...
by RetroRuth | Jan 4, 2019 | Holiday, New Years
I hope everyone had a great holiday! Also…it’s 2019. Jeez, 2018 was a blur. Anyway, I had some grand plans for NYE and was going to do a whole mid-century spread, but…life. Kids. You know how it is. So I ended up just arranging store-bought food to make it look...
by RetroRuth | Dec 28, 2018 | Christmas, Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Holiday, The BEST
This week we have a fun recipe that almost everyone already has, but I thought it would be fun to feature it anyway. Because Christmas. These are Peanut Butter Blossoms! From Tom's Mom's Recipe Collection! [cooked-sharing] Thank you to Tom’s mom for bringing her...
